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Heartbeat Today 05-16-2014

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May 16th, 2014 by admin

Jim Field speaks with some of the top graduating seniors at Walnut High School.

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8AM Newscast 05-16-2014

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May 16th, 2014 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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“Click it or Ticket” campaign May 19th-June 1st

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May 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is reminding the motoring public, during May 19th – June 1st, Iowa law enforcement agencies will be participating in the National “Click or Ticket” campaign. In an attempt to save lives and reduce serious injury crashes, local, county and state enforcement officers will be out in force making sure everyone is buckled up.

Sergeant Scott Bright, Public Information Officer for the Iowa Department of Public Safety, advises that “The two seconds it takes to buckle up increases your odds by nearly 50% of surviving a crash. There is nothing so simple or easy that can make such a life saving difference. During 2013, there were 317 fatalities in Iowa, a record low but still too many needless deaths. We are continually looking for ways to make a difference,” says Noble.

Last year, during the Memorial Day holiday, Iowa had 3 traffic fatalities, two of which were alcohol related. During the sTEP enforcement wave, there were 31,480 total traffic violations, including 12,450 speed, 2630 seat belt and 530 OWI stops.

The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau continues to stress to the motoring public the importance of buckling up, slowing down and the need to drive sober to increase the odds of preventing or at least surviving a crash. Buckle up, be safe and enjoy your Memorial Day holiday.

The next sTEP enforcement event will be July 1st – 7th.

(Podcast) 7:07-a.m. News & funeral report, 5/16/2014

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May 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Track & Field Qualifying Meet Results

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May 16th, 2014 by Jim Field

CLASS 3-A @ ATLANTIC

GIRLS:

  1. Greene County  135
  2. Glenwood  124
  3. Harlan  120
  4. Carroll  97
  5. Winterset  76.5
  6. Creston  74
  7. Denison-Schleswig  69
  8. Atlantic  43.5

3-A Girls at Atlantic

BOYS:

  1. Glenwood  139
  2. Carroll  114
  3. Harlan  113
  4. Greene County  91
  5. Denison-Schleswig  72
  6. Creston  63
  7. Winterset  57
  8. Atlantic  48

3-A Boys at Atlantic

CLASS 2-A @ TREYNOR

BOYS:

  1. St. Albert  121
  2. Panorama  108
  3. Treynor  77
  4. Clarinda  75
  5. Shenandah  63
  6. IKM-Manning  51
  7. Missouri Valley  50
  8. Southwest Valley  43
  9. Red Oak  36
  10. West Central Valley  36
  11. Kuemper Catholic 24
  12. Maple Valley  17
  • 100 – Eric Johnson, St. Albert
  • 400 Hurdles – Tucker Culjat, St. Albert
  • 4 x 200 – St. Albert
  • 4 x 400 – St. Albert
  • 4 x 800 – St. Albert
  • Distance Medley Relay – St. Albert
  • 1600 – Josh Sunberg, Red Oak
  • 3200 – Josh Sunberg, Red Oak
  • High Jump – Noah Bix, Clarinda
  • Long Jump – Jett Kettwick, Clarinda
  • Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Clarinda
  • 200 – Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley
  • 800 – Kyle Lorenzen, Missouri Valley
  • Discus – Joe Thraen, IKM-Manning

GIRLS

  1. Panorama  102
  2. Treynor  97
  3. Shenandoah  95
  4. Clarinda  82
  5. Kuemper Catholic 56
  6. Maple Valley  55
  7. IKM-Manning  55
  8. St. Albert  50
  9. West Central Valley  45
  10. Missouri Valley  38
  11. Red Oak  33
  12. Southwest Valley  27
  • 100 Hurdles – Laura Hempel, Treynor
  • Long Jump – Callie Calfee
  • 4 x 800 – Treynor
  • 400 Hurdles – Sydney Nielsen,Shenandoah
  • Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Shenandoah
  • Shot Put – Serena Parker, Shenandoah
  • 100 – Jaedra Moses, Clarinda
  • 4 x 100 – Clarinda
  • 4 x 200 – Clarinda
  • 400 – Kate Walker, Red Oak
  • 1500 – Kate Walker, Red Oak
  • 3000 – Alexis Cook, Missouri Valley
  • High Jump – Jessica Singsank, IKM-Manning
  • 800 – Emalee Fundermann, Maple Valley
  • 4 x 400 – St. Albert
  • Sprint Medley Relay – St. Albert
  • Distance Medley Relay – Kuemper Catholic

CLASS 1-A @ UNDERWOOD

GIRLS:

  1. Griswold 163
  2. Fremont-Mills 115
  3. Stanton 97
  4. Underwood 88
  5. Sidney 69
  6. Essex 67
  7. Riverside 51
  8. East Mills 32
  9. Heartland Christian 18
  10. South Page 16
  11. Nishnabotna 9
  12. Clarinda Academy 6
  • 3000 – Rebekah Topham, Griswold
  • 1500 – Rebekah Topham, Griswold
  • 800 – Rebekah Topham, Griswold
  • 400 Hurdles – Rebekah Topham, Griswold
  • 100 – Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills
  • 200 – Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills
  • High Jump – Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills
  • Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Fremont-Mills
  • 100 Hurdles – Carmen Subbert, Stanton
  • 4 x 100 – Stanton
  • 4 x 200 – Stanton
  • Long Jump – Chelsea Weis, Stanton
  • Discus – Beth Gunderson, Underwood
  • Distance Medley Relay -Underwood
  • 4 x 400- Underwood
  • 4 x 800 – Underwood
  • 400 – Mackenzie Daffer, Sidney
  • Sprint Medley Relay – Sidney
  • Shot Put – Regan Burns, Essex

BOYS:

  1. East Mills 124
  2. Fremont-Mills 101
  3. Underwood 98
  4. Griswold 94
  5. Nishnabotna 68
  6. Riverside 65
  7. Sidney 60
  8. South Page 42
  9. Stanton 31
  10. Clarinda Acaemy 10
  11. Essex 2
  12. Heartland Christian 1
  • 200 – Travis Tupper, East Mills
  • 400 – Travis Tupper, East Mills
  • 4 x 100 – East Mills
  • 4 x 400 – East Mills
  • High Jump – Parker Powers, Fremont-Mills
  • Discus – Spencer Phillips, Fremont-Mills
  • 110 Hurdles – Austin Konsor, Underwood
  • 400 Hurdles – Nick Pedersen, Underwood
  • Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Underwood
  • 4 x 200 – Underwood
  • Long Jump – Sam Warden, Underwood
  • 4 x 800 – Griswold
  • Distance Medley Relay – Griswold
  • 100 – Chris Osborn, Sidney
  • Shot Put – Chris Osborn, Sidney
  • 1600 – Blake Harvey, South Page
  • 800 – Blake Harvey, South Page
  • 3200 – Brandon Sipherd, Riverside

1-A Track at Underwood

CLASS 1-A @ WEST HARRISON

GIRLS:

  1. Tri-Center 148.5
  2. Woodbine 124
  3. Exira/EHK 83
  4. Westwood 66.5
  5. West Harrison62
  6. Logan-Magnolia’s 62
  • 4 x 100 – Tri-Center
  • 4 x 200 – Tri-Center
  • 4 x 400 – Tri-Center
  • Sprint Medley -Tri-Center
  • Distance Medley – Tri-Center
  • 800 – Michelle Mumm, Tri-Center
  • 3000 – Michelle Mumm, Tri-Center
  • 200 – Jen Neville, Exira/EHK
  • 400 – Jen Neville, Exira/EHK
  • 1500 – Megan Maaske, Woodbine
  • High Jump -Paige Hackman, Woodbine
  • Shot Put – Meagan Anderson, Woodbine
  • 100 Hurdles – Jaycie Schueman, A-H-S-T
  • 400 Hurdles – Jaycie Schueman, A-H-S-T
  • Discus – Kirsten Leisinger, Charter Oak-Ute
  • Long Jump – Morgan Shearer, West Harrison
  • Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Logan-Magnolia

BOYS:

  1. West Harrison 149.5
  2. Logan-Magnolia  123
  3. Boyer Valley 88
  4. A-H-S-T 56.5
  5. Tri-Center 52
  • 100 – Dalton Pospisil, West Harrison
  • 200 – Dalton Poslisil, West Harrison
  • Shot Put – Adriel King, West Harrison
  • Disucs – Adriel King, West Harrison
  • 400 – Jake Roden, West Harrison
  • High Jump – Ethan Rife, West Harrison
  • 4x 200 – West Harrison
  • 4 x 400 – West Harrison
  • 1600 – Wyatt Schulz, Logan-Magnolia
  • 3200 – Wyatt Schulz, Logan-Magnolia
  • 800 – Jim Lake, Logan-Magnolia
  • 4 x 100 – Logan-Magnolia
  • 4 x800 relay – Boyer Valley
  • 400 Hurdles – Kyle Bauerkemper, A-H-S-T
  • Distance Medley Relay – Tri-Center
  • Long Jump – Austin Stoelk, Ar-We-Va
  • Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Woodbine

CLASS 1-A at MOUNT AYR

GIRLS:

  1. Wayne 133
  2. Nodaway Valley 122
  3. East Union 80
  4. Mount Ayr 77
  5. Murray 73.5
  6. Lenox 71
  7. Bedford 51
  8. Lamoni 50.5
  9. Central Decatur 46
  10. Seymour 21
  11. Mormon Trail 6
  12. Orient-Macksburg 1
  13. Diagonal 1

BOYS:

  1. Mount Ayr 198
  2. Lamoni 102
  3. Wayne 95
  4. Nodaway Valley 77
  5. Central Decatur 57
  6. Murray 55
  7. Bedford 45
  8. Lenox 20
  9. Mormon Trail 19
  10. East Union 12
  11. Orient-Macksburg 7
  12. Diagonal 4

1-A Track at Mount Ayr

Boys District Tennis Results

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May 16th, 2014 by Jim Field

CLASS 1-A SINGLES STATE QUALIFIERS:

  • Jordan Nelson, Red Oak – District Champion
  • Philip Meier, Shenandoah – District Runner-Up
  • Garret Taylor, Creston – District Runner-Up

CLASS 1-A DOUBLES STATE QUALIFIERS:

  • Dedric Kettwick/Austin Smith, Clarinda – District Champion
  • Cole Peckham/Max Chavez, Glenwood – District Runner-Up

CLASS 2-A SINGLES STATE QUALIFIERS:

  • Kyle Crowl, Abraham Lincoln – District Champion
  • Caleb Shudak, Lewis Central – District Champion

The Class 1-A state meet will be held at Byrne’s Park in Waterloo  and the Class 2-A meet will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial Tennis Center in Cedar Rapids on May 30th and 31st.

CLICK HERE for complete list of state qualifiers.

Creston pair arrested in Taylor County

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May 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop Wednesday night in Taylor County resulted in the arrest of two Union County residents. According to the Lenox Police Department, 25-year old Colleen Denton and a passenger in her car, 25-year old Benjamin Hoffman, both of Creston, were taken into custody on separate charges.

Denton was arrested for failure to hold a valid driver’s license. In addition, she was wanted on warrants out of Union County for Failure to Appear on original charges of Theft and Assault. Denton was released to authorities in Union County. Hoffman was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, after a drug pipe was located under the passenger seat of the car. He was subsequently released on the citation.

The pair were taken into custody after police in Lenox investigated a report received at around 8:30-p.m., Wednesday, about a vehicle traversing the alleys, and individuals looking into peoples’ windows and around houses.

Accident on loose gravel in Montgomery County

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May 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Montgomery County say no injuries were reported following a rollover accident Thursday afternoon, near Red Oak. According to the Sheriff’s Department, William Linfor, of Shenandoah, was driving a 2009 Hyundai Accent northbound on Evergreen Avenue, when the car went out of control on the loose gravel and entered a ditch before rolling over.

The accident happened at around 4:12-p.m.. No citations were issued. Damage amounted to $8,000.

Fight against Alzheimers is personal for ISU’s Rhoads

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May 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads is known for his emotional speeches and he had to prepare another one, on Thursday. Rhoads addressed a luncheon in West Des Moines to promote next month’s “A Ride to Remember” motorcycle event which raises money for the Alzheimer’s Association. It is a cause that is personal to the coach. Rhoads says being involved with the Alzheimer’s Association and meeting people affected by the disease is part of the healing process for him. His mother had the disease and passed away in 2011.

The ride begins at Jack Trice Stadium on June 22nd. It will be the fifth year Rhoads has hosted the event which began with 50 bikes. Rhoads says he is pleased with how quickly the event has grown and remembers being shock whe he saw the number of motorcycles in the parking lot a couple of years ago.

It costs 35 dollars per person to take part in the ride.

300+ Korean War vets apply for Honor Flight, money needed for additional planes

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May 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A little over a week ago, Polk County officials awarded $125,000 to the Central and Western Iowa Honor Flight organization to send a plane full of Korean War veterans to Washington, D.C. to see a memorial built in their honor. But, there’s not enough room on the plane for all of the veterans who want to go. Jeff Ballenger of Council Bluffs, who’s organizing the honor flight, says the initial plan called for giving 130 Korean War veterans a free trip to the nation’s capital on September 30. But, as of this Thursday, 318 Korean War veterans from Iowa have applied for the trip.

“One veteran even spent $21.95 to overnight his application to make sure we got it, so that tells you what this program means to our veterans,” Ballenger said. Roughly $250,000 more is needed to cover the expenses for all of the veterans who hope to see the Korean War Memorial. Iowa businesses and individuals, since 2007, have contributed enough money to send roughly 2,300 World War Two veterans to Washington, D.C.

“Iowans are very patriotic by nature and appreciate what our veterans have done for us and the sacrifices made. They’ve usually just stepped right up to the plate,” Ballenger said. He’s hoping they’ll do so again, so one or two more planes can be booked to accommodate the demand. Iowans can learn more about making a tax-deductible donation to the Korean War veterans’ honor flight by calling 712-322-6638 or by visiting the website www.centraliowahonorflight.org

(Radio Iowa)